Sunday, February 12, 2017

(Newport Beach, CA)- here are some cool pictures. And, a report from the team:

“My son is doing his senior high school project at Ullman Sails and we
have gotten to know Alex Curtiss there who is now head of the one-design
program at the local loft. Alex graduated last year from St. Mary’s. He
and the owner of the local loft, Bruce Cooper, wanted to sail test
their new heavy air and all-purpose jibs as a follow-up to the San
Francisco Worlds. Seeing that Friday was going to be windy with a 20 –
25 knot Santa Ana they rigged up to be out on the water early for two
boat testing.

In USA 32 (Dave Ullman’s old boat that is now owned by Bruce and Sean
Bennett, who won Corinthian at Worlds) was Bruce, Scott Mais (a Newport
Harbor High School sailor), Ryan Davidson from Ullman Sails, and David
Wood (a Corona del Mar High School sailor that was part of the team with
my son in St. Pete for the High School Keelboat Championship).

On
our boat (USA 70) were Robert (my son), Alex, Dodge Rees (who graduated
from College of Charleston last year and is now the head coach at
Newport Harbor YC and the coach for Newport Harbor High School) and
Justin Law (who is former recent head coach at Newport Harbor YC and
coach for Newport Harbor High School).

The wind did not disappoint and the two boats got in a good four hours
of testing. A pro photographer friend, Bronny Daniels at JoySailing.com
(http://www.joysailing.com), got the photos from the Ullman RIB with
Matt Stevens, the assistant coach for Corona del Mar High School.”
Thanks for the report from Tom Garrett in Newport Beach, California.